The surprising story of The Shack

Usually when an audiobook becomes a bestseller, it has gone through the regular channels of agents and publishers and editors.  The Shack, it turns out, took a different route: independently published by a pair of pastors, it went on to sell a million copies before being picked up for wider publication.  Now, who gets the profits?  If you're interested in the occasionally sordid hijinks of authors and publishers, check this out:

"Meanwhile, 'The Shack' sells thousands of copies every week as the royalties continue to pile up. But that's no cause to celebrate."  [Read the rest of the article].